www.AlaskaMiners.org 3 The Alaska Miner is published in partnership with the Alaska Miners Association by Fireweed Strategies LLC, 4849 Potter Crest Circle, Anchorage, AK 99516. We actively seek contributions from our members and the mining industry. For advertising information or news tips, call or email publisher Lee Leschper at 907-957-6025 or Lee.Leschper@FireweedStrategies.com. Ted Hawley Anchorage Ethan Trickey Denali Dave Larimer Fairbanks Jan Hill Haines Jason Hart Juneau Houston Morris Kenai Ken Hughes Nome Robert Fithian Ketchikan/Prince of Wales Deantha Skibinski Executive Director Jennifer Luiten Membership and Fundraising Director Carin Currier Projects & Communications Manager Darlene Strickland Bookkeeping and Membership EXECUTIVE BOARD EDITORIAL CALENDAR ALASKA MINERS ASSOCIATION STAFF BRANCH CHAIRMEN Lorali Simon President, Usibelli Coal Mine, Healy Blake Bogart First Vice President, Graphite One Inc., Nome Houston Morris Second Vice President, IPA Alaska, Soldotna Kim Aasand Treasurer, Aasand & Glore LLC., Anchorage The Alaska Miner is dedicated to those who work in and support the mining industry in Alaska, its commitment to the people, and resources of our state. Our magazine is published quarterly and delivered to both the members of the Alaska Miners Association and to key decision makers and leaders in Alaska and beyond. Our goal is to educate, advocate and lead our industry as one of the strongest, oldest and most productive corporate citizens in Alaska. AMA’s mission is to promote responsible mineral development in Alaska. 4 Executive Director’s Report 16 Faces of Mining: Meet Your Convention Committee! 24 Election 2024: Meet the candidates 36 Welcome to Convention 2024 38 Convention at a Glance 49 History Night 60 Newest Mining Business and Service Directory TABLE OF CONTENTS ON THE COVER: It takes more than two decades for a mine to proceed through the permitting process from discovery to first production. Federal permitting reform is under growing focus and offers hope for a future where that process can be streamlined, to the benefit of both Alaska miners and the Alaska economy. Photos Courtesy Contango and Kensington Mine THIS PAGE: All of 2024 we have been celebrating the 85th anniversary of your Alaska Miners Association! Here Executive Director Deantha Skibinski reviews mining’s impact on Alaska’s economy at the 85th anniversary celebration in August. Deantha and Karen Matthias of AK Metal Mines made this presentation, telling the good news of Alaska mining, hundreds of times in 2024 to many thousands of Alaskans. The official magazine of the Alaska Miners Association and the mining industry in Alaska Winter 2025 Legislative and Season Preview Spring 2025 Project Updates Summer 2025 People in Mining Fall 2025 Annual Anchorage Convention
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